What does the Caribbean word Jahket (jacket) mean??

Question

I overheard my aunts talking and the said I was a Jahket (Jacket).....and something about my dad not knowing about it.Please answer my question,I have the feeling it might be something bad since they said my mom needs to tell my dad,but please!please!please!answer Question.I really want to know what it means.

Answer 1

When people suspect that a Jamaican child’s social and biological fathers are not the same, but the child is publicly presented as the offspring of the social father, the child is called a “jacket” [emphasis added] in local gossip.